Hi! Thanks for stopping by. I'm the author of FOOD WHORE: A Novel of Dining & Deceit, out now from William Morrow/HarperCollins. I live in Brooklyn with lots of plants, a fiancé, and ever-growing collections of yarn, spices, and mangoes.

I like working with my hands and making something out of nothing. That has led to obsessions with cooking, paper crafts, weaving, botanical experiments and more. In college, I realized that making dioramas was no longer a suitable class project, so I decided to make fiction writing my craft. I studied English literature and fiction writing at Yale University and was lucky enough to study under some amazing authors.

Food Whore is my first novel and a story that has been burning in my heart for many years. In April 2016, I appeared on Food Network's Cooks vs Cons as a contestant. Read about my experience here.

2000 - Write the first story where I thought that maybe I could be a writer. Last line about an empty suitcase -- imagery I’ve used again and again.

2001 - Spend the summer as an incognito corporate cafeteria critic and review NYC’s top investment banks and mediacompanies. Even wear disguises.

2002 - Enroll in Yale University and ultimately major in English, with a concentration in Fiction Writing.

2003 - Intern at ZAGAT Survey. Eat lunch with Tim Zagat at Jean-Georges and see first-hand what it's like to dine with a big-time food critic.

2004 - Date a waiter at Union League Cafe, New Haven’s go-to fine dining restaurant. Fall in love with restaurant dynamics and profile the restaurant in a front page story for the Yale Daily News Magazine. Start writing regular column. Topics include: DIY dishes from the dining hall salad bar, restaurant reviews, and the agony of being allergic to chocolate (happily, no longer the case).

2004 - 2006 - Start three-year study under novelist Amy Bloom who tells us, most memorably, “people are not a bowl of oatmeal with a raisin on top”.

2005 - Tired of schoolwork, look for a side project that’s creative and entrepreneurial. Pair up with an illustrator and launch Lei Lei dolls. She designs the dolls and provides illustrations; I write book and packaging copy. The dolls are sold exclusively at FAO Schwarz.

2008 - Work at a direct marketing company and move towards food-oriented projects. Write copy and marketing plans for a wine-of-the-month club and a meal delivery service.

2012 - Discover RFP from the New York City Economic Development Committee and the City of Brooklyn for a culinary incubator. Spearhead proposal, meet with leading food makers, get them on board -- and win.

2013 - Work as the Community Director at the "offline dating site" HowAboutWe. Serve as the point person for all success stories, special occasion date-planning, and blogger relations. If you joined HowAboutWe between 2012 and 2014, yes, that was me who sent you your welcome message!